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“Third Son, what happened? Who did this? Mother will take revenge for you!” Liu was nearly frantic; in all his years, Zhang San Zhu had never cried so heartbreakingly.
“Mother, my characters are gone!” Zhang San Zhu cried while wiping his tears.
Nearby, the older children began to speak up in a flurry: “Aunt, Zhang San Zhu's sand table was knocked over by that woman from the cave, and now his characters are gone!”
“Yes, yes, that woman is really fierce!”
“She even scolded us!”
Amidst the commotion, Liu learned the whole story. Although the children didn’t know the woman’s name, it was clear from their description of a cave that they were referring to that unruly woman from the Wang family.
“Ugh,” Liu was so angry she couldn’t speak. That wretched woman, Wang!
The children had just started learning; they were all proudly showing off the big characters they had written around the village. What a joyful occasion! Yet it was ruined by Wang.
Moreover, in the eyes of the common folk, learning to read and write was a solemn and serious matter, something sacred and inviolable.
Zhang San Zhu ran around looking for his mother, crying all the while. By now, he was so worked up that his hands and feet felt numb, and he kept hiccuping.
When he finally found her, he couldn’t help but burrow into Liu’s arms, clutching her clothes tightly.
Suddenly, the kid stuck out his tongue and let out a retch, vomiting up some thin bile. The sticky phlegm clung to the corner of his mouth and wouldn’t come off.
Liu quickly patted his back until he finished throwing up everything in his stomach.
Liu Qingxi looked at the pitiful kid with a heart full of compassion.
But that’s how children are; if they cry for too long without stopping, they start to feel nauseous and vomit. After a while, once he stopped crying and calmed down with some water, he would be fine.
Compared to the angry woman, her gentle coaxing gradually penetrated his heart like a soft whisper: “Zhang San Zhu, don’t cry anymore. Children who study are grown-ups now; you can’t cry like a child anymore, understand?”
"Are you a man? Have you learned how to write the characters today?"
Zhang San Zhu nodded slightly while burping, "I can! Burp!"
"Zhang San Zhu is really impressive. How about writing another one later, something even better!"
The child, who needed encouragement, found this very useful. While wiping his tears, he said, "Yes, Sister Qingxi, I'm amazing!"
"That's right, Zhang San Zhu is amazing, the most amazing!"
Under Liu Qingxi's praise, his attention was quickly diverted. He held the sand tray and, with Liu Qingyan's help, filled it with fine sand before heading to the yard to practice!
However, while Zhang San Zhu could quickly forget his earlier displeasure, the adults could not. Liu would not calm down so easily.
After telling Liu Qingxi to watch the child for a moment, she went out.
Thus, Liu led a few women out in a grand procession.
In the Liu Family, Wang was sulking alone. Recently, nothing had gone well for her. Just when she thought she could pin something on Liu Qingxi, what happened? She ended up embarrassed in front of so many people.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. When would those two old fools separate the household registration of those wild children? How could she be slapped in the face like that in front of everyone?
And it was done by a girl she despised the most. It drove her crazy!
What she didn't realize was that an even bigger embarrassment awaited her.
Just as her anger had not yet subsided, the door was kicked open with a bang, just like when she went to Liu Qingxi's house, and several furious women stormed in.
As before, the women burst through the door without hesitation and grabbed Wang.
The woman rolled up her sleeves high, her anger distorting her features as she shouted, "Wang, you shameless wretch! Just wait until I tear you apart today, you disgraceful one!"
Before Wang could react, she was struck repeatedly. Liu would not show mercy to anyone; those who bullied her son would have to face her wrath.
Liu targeted only the visible areas: "Are you even human? Bullying a child!"
With each insult, several crimson marks appeared on Wang's face, blood seeping out under the pressure of her muscles, trickling down her triangular-shaped cheeks.
"Don't you even look at who you're messing with? You dare bully my son!"
As Wang let out a sharp scream, a large chunk of her meticulously styled hair fell out.
"You deceitful woman who swindles money and nearly causes harm!"
This time, Wang received a hard kick to her leg, accompanied by a crack that sounded like a bone dislocating.
Liu's fury was not only fueled by her son's mistreatment but also by the betrayal from her family. With both grievances combined, her anger intensified.
Sanhe Village and Ten Li Pu were not far apart; the two villages exchanged goods and services. Many girls from Sanhe Village married into Ten Li Pu, and vice versa.
During this time, there were countless connections, and Liu was one of them.
Among those who followed her to the Liu Family were several whose families were from Sanhe Village or had sisters married there; they too had been victims in some way.
Seizing this opportunity, how could they not seek justice for their loved ones? That would be too unfair!
Wang was like a lamb waiting for slaughter, with one person holding each of her shoulders, leaving her powerless to fight back.
The others took turns slapping her face, pulling her hair, pinching her flesh, and kicking her legs.
The piercing screams jolted everyone awake in the courtyard. Liu Qingshu rubbed his head and stumbled out, bleary-eyed. The intense scene made him take a step back, nearly colliding with the wall.
The Jiang Clan in the adjacent room heard the commotion and rushed out first. Seeing that it was Wang, the one who usually reprimanded her the most, they couldn't help but chuckle. They were tempted to grab a stool and sit in the courtyard to watch the spectacle. As for helping? They could wait for that!
The two oldest elders in the courtyard were the most anxious. Since it was a fight among women, Yan knew that men couldn't intervene. Qin Family hurriedly stepped forward with her frail frame.
She squeezed into the fray, shouting, "Stop fighting! Let's talk it out!"
Her voice was soft and quickly drowned out.
Liu Qingmu, though slightly older, couldn't bear to see his mother at a disadvantage. He took advantage of his agility to push through and tried to pull away several of the brawling women, but he quickly assessed their fighting spirit.
Among the Liu Family, there were those anxiously waiting outside, some trying to intervene, some watching coldly, and others who wished they could applaud.
It was quite a lively scene, revealing the warmth and coldness of human relationships—true feelings and false pretenses became clear in this moment.
After a minute or so, when it seemed like enough time had passed and Wang had learned her lesson, Liu called for a halt.
She tidied her disheveled hair from the scuffle, and a few others quietly exchanged a few more hits before stepping back.
The women of Liu left as boldly as they had arrived. As they walked out the gate, one turned back and said, "Be careful in the future; not everyone can be provoked!"
Then they strode away confidently.
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